FPA-11764

Keppochan East & Tullich

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Nearest town: Cladich
Local authority: Argyll and Bute Council
Conservancy: Perth and Argyll Conservancy
Grid reference: NN087202

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Key dates

Application registered 12 July 2024
Application accepted 10 July 2024
Consultation opens 19 August 2024
Consultation closes 16 September 2024
Decision issued 26 September 2024
Restocking due 30 June 2029

Area

Total area: 50.67 ha
Conifer: 50.67 ha

Official source

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FPA-11764

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First archived 9 July 2026 · last seen on the register 27 July 2026.

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Track changes

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9 Sept 2026, 11:00 BST

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First captured
9 Jul 2026, 10:05 BST

Status when first captured

Approved

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Forestry operations

Applicant-proposed operations extracted from the archived application form. Figures remain grouped as submitted and are not summed by species.

Felling window: 1 Aug 2024 – 1 Aug 2026
Felling area: 50.67 ha
Estimated volume: 22,280 m³
Proposed restocking: 50.67 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Mixed conifers Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Mixed broadleaves Mixed conifers Sitka spruce

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
7, 8, 9, 22	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	48.07 ha	40 yr	36,397	21,500 m³	Tape
7, 8, 9, 22	Clear Felling	Mixed conifers	2.6 ha	55 yr	3,900	780 m³	Tape

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
7/8/9/22	Replant felled area	Sitka spruce	53.8%	27.26 ha	2,500	—	—
7/8/9/22	Replant felled area	Mixed conifers	7.74%	3.92 ha	2,500	—	—
7/8/9/22	Replant felled area	Mixed broadleaves	10.91%	5.53 ha	1,600	—	—
7/8/9/22	Create Designed Open Ground	—	10.64%	5.39 ha	—	—	—
7/8/9/22	Create Designed Open Ground	—	16.91%	8.57 ha	—	—	—

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Tree health

Statutory Plant Health Notices nearby

Within 5 km

Notices are ordered with polygons covering the application grid-reference point first, followed by the nearest notices with current ones prioritised. Distances are measured to the notice boundary. A nearby notice does not by itself mean that it applies to the site.

Notice / host species	Status	Proximity	Issued	Compliance date	Biosecurity expiry
STH22_0975a Phytophthora ramorum Hosts: Larch - spp.	Status Closed	Proximity Covers application grid-reference point	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH23_0795 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 260 m away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH21_1161 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Closed	Proximity 1.2 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH18_0299_0301 P. ramorum Hosts: Rhododendron	Status Closed	Proximity 2.0 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
S_P_0371_Cladich2 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Closed	Proximity 2.4 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published

Protected places

Sites of Special Scientific Interest nearby

Within 2 km

Proximity is measured from the application grid-reference point to the official SSSI boundary. It does not prove that the wider application or property overlaps the designation; check the official maps before relying on it.

No SSSIs within 2 km.

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NN 086 201

Source classifications from national 1:250,000 maps. Local conditions may vary.

National soil map of Scotland

Peaty gleys

Map unit 528

Peaty gleys with dystrophic semi-confined peat

Soil association: Tarves
Parent material: Drifts derived from intermediate rocks or mixed acid and basic rocks, both metamorphic and igneous
Landform: Ridged hills with gentle to strong slopes: moderately rocky

Soil mixture in this map unit

Estimated map-unit proportions; the individual soils are not mapped within it.

Pettymuck · 50% Peaty gleys
Semi-confined peat · 50% Dystrophic semi-confined Peat

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Land Capability for Forestry

F5 Limited flexibility for trees